Information processing apparatus, controlling method, and control program for the same

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with a computer program for causing a computer to function as: a state switching unit configured to switch a storage area between an outputting state and a non-outputting state, based on a user's operation via a user interface; a detection unit configured to detect input of data into the storage area; a send unit configured to send, when the detection unit detects input of data into the storage area which is in the outputting state, a print job produced based on the data which is input to the storage area to an image forming apparatus; a storage unit configured to store, when the detection unit detects input of data into the storage area which is in the non-outputting state, the data which is input into the storage area; and a specification unit configured to specify an order of outputting a plurality of data which is stored in the storage area when the storage area is in the non-outputting state; wherein when the storage area is switched from the non-outputting state to the outputting state based on the user's operation via the user interface, the send unit sends the print job produced based on the plurality of data stored in the storage area to the image forming apparatus in accordance with the order specified by the specification unit.

2. The computer readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the specification unit specifies an order determined with an attribute of the data to be output as a key, and wherein, in a case where the order determined with the attribute of the data to be output as a key is specified by the specification unit, the send unit sends the print job to the image forming apparatus in accordance with the specified order determined with the attribute as a key.

3. The computer readable medium according to claim 2 , wherein the attribute that can be specified by the specification unit includes a date and a name of the data to be output.

4. The computer readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the specification unit specifies an order in accordance with an order of each data to be output that is input by a user, wherein, in a case where a specification is performed by the specification unit so that the data to be output is ordered in accordance with the order of each data to be output that is input by the user, the send unit sends the print job to the image forming apparatus in accordance with the specified order of each data to be output.

5. The computer readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the specification unit specifies the order in accordance with data describing an order that is stored in association with the storage unit.

6. The computer readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the state switching unit switches the storage area between the outputting state and the non-outputting state in accordance with an input by a user.

7. The computer readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the state switching unit switches the storage area from the non-outputting state to the outputting state in accordance with an input by a user, and switches the storage area from the outputting state to the non-outputting state in accordance with an occurrence of an event other than the input by the user.

8. The computer readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the computer further functions as the storage unit configured to store print setting information associated with the storage area, wherein the send unit produces a print job by attaching the print setting information to the data to be output, and outputs the produced print job.

9. The computer readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the computer further functions as the storage unit configured to store print setting information associated with the storage area wherein the send unit produces a print job by converting a content of the data to be outputted into print data that reflects the print setting information, and outputs the produced print job.

10. The computer readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where the data to be output that is stored in the storage area is grouped by a folder, the send unit sends the print job to the image forming apparatus in accordance with an order determined based on an inter-group order and an intra-group order of the data to be output.

11. An image processing apparatus comprising: a state switching unit configured to switch a storage area between an outputting state and a non-outputting state based on a user's operation via a user interface; a detection unit configured to detect input of data into the storage area; a send unit configured to send, when the detection unit detects input of data into the storage area which is in the outputting state, a print job produced based on the data which is input to the storage area to an image forming apparatus; a storage unit configured to store, when the detection unit detects input of data into the storage area which is in the non-outputting state, the data which is input into the storage area; a specification unit configured to specify an order of outputting a plurality of data which is stored in the storage area when the storage area is in the non-outputting state; wherein when the storage area is switched from the non-outputting state to the outputting state based on the user's operation via the user interface, the send unit sends the print job produced based on the plurality of data stored in the storage area to the image forming apparatus in accordance with the order specified by the specification unit.

12. The image processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the specification unit specifies an order determined with an attribute of the data to be output as a key, and wherein, in a case where the order determined with the attribute of the data to be output as a key, the send unit sends the print job to the image forming apparatus in accordance with the specified order determined with the attribute as a key.

13. The image processing apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the attribute that can be specified by the specification unit includes a date and a name of the data to be output.

14. The image processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the specification unit specifies an order in accordance with an order of each data to be output that is input by a user, wherein, in a case where a specification is performed by the specification unit so that the data to be output is ordered in accordance with the order of each data to be output that is input by the user, the send unit sends the print job to the image forming apparatus in accordance with the specified order of each data to be output.

15. The image processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the specification unit specifies the order in accordance with data describing an order that is stored in association with the storage unit.

16. The image processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the state switching unit switches the storage area between the outputting state and the non-outputting state in accordance with an input by a user.

17. The image processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the state switching unit switches the storage area from the non-outputting state to the outputting state in accordance with an input by a user, and switches the storage area from the outputting state to the non-outputting state in accordance with an occurrence of an event other than the input by the user.

18. The image processing apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising the storage unit configured to store print setting information associated with the storage area, wherein the send unit produces a print job by attaching the print setting information to the data to be output, and outputs the produced print job.

19. The image processing apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising the storage unit configured to store print setting information associated with the storage area, wherein the send unit produces a print job by converting a content of the data to be output into print data that reflects the print setting information, and outputs the produced print job.

20. The image processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein, in a case where the data to be output that is stored in the storage area is grouped by a folder, the send unit sends the print job to the image forming apparatus in accordance with an order determined based on an inter-group order and an intra-group order of the data to be output.

21. A method for printing a document from an image processing apparatus, the method comprising: via state switching unit, switching a storage area between an outputting state and a non-outputting state, based on a user's operation via a user interface; via a detection unit, detecting input of data into the storage area; via a sending unit, sending, when input of data into the storage area which is in the outputting state is detected by the detection unit, a print job produced based on the data which is input to the storage area to an image forming apparatus; via a storage unit, when the detection unit detects input of data into the storage area which is in the non-outputting state, storing the data which is input into the storage area; and via a specification unit, specifying an order of outputting a plurality of data which is stored in the storage area when the storage area is in the non-outputting state; wherein when the storage area is switched from the non-outputting state to the outputting state based on the user's operation via the user interface, the sending unit sends the print job produced based on the plurality of data stored in the storage area to the image forming apparatus in accordance with the order specified by the specification unit.